2012 Runnymede Borough Council election

The 2012 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Runnymede Borough District Council.^[1] The Conservative Party won 12 of the seats and the local Runnymede Independent Residents' Group won 2; both parties held onto their seats from the 2011 elections.^[2][3]

Election result

Runnymede Borough Election, 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	12				85.73%	33.90%	7,806
	Green	0				0%	0.80%	184
	Labour	0				0%	13.80%	3,177
	[[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]	0				0%	4.89%	1,126
	Monster Raving Loony	0				0%	0.43%	99
	RIRG	2				14.28%	7.67%	1,766
	UKIP	0				0%	6.14%	1,413
	Independent	0				0%	2.18%	503

Ward results

Addlestone Bourneside (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin Morrison	396	32.02%	+4.21%
	Liberal Democrats	Cleo Saise	124	12.03%	+1.12%
	Conservative	Cherith Simmons	717	57.97%
Majority			717	57.97%	−3.33%
Turnout			1,237	28.20%	−11.10%

Addlestone North (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Monster Raving Loony	Keith Collett	99	9.14%	+6.24%
	Labour	Anne Emerson-Miller	366	33.78%	+5.95%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Pyle	134	12.37%	+1.18%
	Conservative	Nick Wase-Rogers	485	44.75%
Majority			485	44.75%	−13.35%
Turnout			1,084	23.80%	−11.30%

Chertsey Meads (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Christopher Browne	281	22.67%	+4.28%
	Conservative	Diana Cotty	624	50.33%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Key	96	7.75%	−0.64%
	Labour	Doug Scott	239	19.28%	+0.29%
Majority			624	50.33%	−3.95%
Turnout			1,240	27.10%	−11.40%

Chertsey South & Row Town (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Denyer	181	14.47%	−2.49%
	Conservative	John Edwards	504	40.29%
	Independent	Gillian Ellis	503	40.21%	+21.55%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Weston	63	5.04%	−4.93%
Majority			504	40.29%	−14.15%
Turnout			1,251	40.50%	−4.30%

Chertsey St. Anns (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Greenwood	496	37.13%	+4.85%
	UKIP	Angela Shepperdson	318	23.81%	+2.21%
	Conservative	Shannon Saise-Marshall	522	39.08%
Majority			522	39.08%	−7.05%
Turnout			1,336	26.90%	−8.10%

Egham Hythe (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Yvonna Lay	524	51.28%
	Liberal Democrats	Dorian Meade	166	16.25%	−4.99%
	Labour	Bernie Stacey	332	32.49%
Majority			524	51.28%	−0.11%
Turnout			1,022	21%	−12.20%

Egham Town (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Gillies	71	6.44%
	RIRG	David Knight	815	73.83%
	Conservative	Barry Pitt	218	19.75%
Majority			815	73.83%	+20.41%
Turnout			1,104	26.10%	−13.30%

Englefield Green East (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debs Greenwood	132	17.33%
	Conservative	Marisa Heath	424	55.65%
	UKIP	Ben Lyon	110	14.44%	+2.11%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Watson	96	12.60%	−17.75%
Majority			424	55.65%	−1.69%
Turnout			762	18%	−11%

Englefield Green West (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Steve Gynn	244	29.19%
	Green	Rustam Majainah	184	22.01%
	Conservative	Hugh Meares	408	48.81%
Majority			408	48.81%	−18.17%
Turnout			836	23.70%	−9.40%

Foxhills (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Iftikhar Chaudhri	581	46.63%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Falconer	107	8.59%
	Labour	John Gurney	274	22%	+4.29%
	UKIP	Graham Wood	284	22.80%
Majority			581	46.63%	−8.85%
Turnout			1,246	29.30%	−12.80%

New Haw (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Bell	218	19.99%	+3.25%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Coulon	120	11%	−2.93%
	UKIP	Leon Mullet	176	16.14%	+2.87%
	Conservative	Adrian Tollett	577	52.89%
Majority			577	52.89%	−3.18%
Turnout			1,091	24.40%	−13.70%

Thorpe (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RIRG	Elaine Gill	951	68.77%
	Labour	James Hale	104	7.52%	+0.92%
	Conservative	Geoff Roberts	328	23.72%
Majority			951	68.77%	+10.29%
Turnout			1,383	32%	−11.70%

Virginia Water (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Heath	149	12.62%	+1.10%
	Labour	Peter Kingham	149	12.62%	+0.47%
	Conservative	Margaret Roberts	883	74.77%	−1.58%
Majority			883	74.77%	−1.58%
Turnout			1,181	30.50%	−9.80%

Woodham (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Valerie Dunster	1,011	77.71%
	Labour	Brenda Head	290	22.29%	+0.70%
Majority			1,011	77.71%	+11.14%
Turnout			1,301	30.50%	−15.20%

References

1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). "Runnymede Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Election Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 27 September 2021.